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GROUP B

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1PM

ENGLAND (3) 6

(Bellingham 35, Saka 43, 63, Sterling 45+1, Rashford 71, Grealish 90)

IRAN (0) 2

(Taremi 65, 90+13 pen)

Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan Att: 45,334 Ref: Claus (Bra)

ENGLAND Pickford; Trippier, Stones, Maguire (Dier 70), Shaw; Bellingham, Rice, Mount (Foden 71); Saka (Rashford 71), Kane (Wilson 76), Sterling (Grealish 71).

IRAN Beyranvand (H. Hosseini 20); Moharrami, Pouraliganji, Cheshmi (Kanaanizadegan 46), M. Hosseini, Mohammadi (Torabi 63); Jahanbakhsh (Gholizadeh 46), Noorollahi (Azmoun 77), Karimi (Ezatolahi 46), Hajisafi; Taremi.

Jahanbakhsh, Pouraliganji

GOALS

1-0 Bellingham heads in Luke Shaw’s cross.

2-0 Saka nets a brilliant controlled half-volley.

3-0 Sterling stabs in Kane’s hard, low centre.

4-0 Saka steps across the defence and slots in.

4-1 Mehdi Taremi blasts home a rifled finish.

5-1 Marcus Rashford shows quick feet to score just seconds after coming off the subs’ bench.

Jack Grealish, another goalscoring sub,

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